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The Making of the Chemist: The Social History of Chemistry in Europe, 1789-1914
Contributor(s): Knight, David (Editor), Kragh, Helge (Editor)

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 ISBN: 0521583519     ISBN-13: 9780521583510
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $100.70  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1998
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BISAC Categories:
- Science | History
- Science | Chemistry - General
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Dewey: 306.45
LCCN: 97043009
Physical Information: 1.15" H x 7.11" W x 10.04" L (2.02 lbs) 376 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
Features: Illustrated, Maps
 
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Publisher Description:
Modern chemistry, so alarming, so necessary, so ubiquitous, became a mature science in nineteenth-century Europe. As it developed, often from a lowly position in medicine or in industry, so chemists established themselves as professional men; but differently in different countries. In 1820 chemistry was an autonomous science of great prestige but chemists had no corporate identity. It was 1840 before national chemical societies were first formed; and many countries lagged fifty years behind. Chemists are the largest of scientific groups; and in this 1998 book we observe the social history of chemistry in fifteen countries, ranging from the British Isles to Lithuania and Greece. There are regularities and similarities; and by describing how national chemical professions emerged under particular economic and social circumstances, the book contributes significantly to European history of science.
 
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